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  Two crore farmers to be enrolled under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana by Aug 15

  India | August 11, 2019 17:59 IST

  PM-KMY is a voluntary and contribution-based pension scheme for farmers in the age group of 18 to 40 years. Farmers will have to make a monthly contribution of Rs 55 to Rs 200 depending on the age of entry, in the pension fund till they reach the retirement age of 60 years. The Central government will make an equal contribution of the same amount in the pension fund.   

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  PM-KISAN Yojana: Over 2.69 lakh farmers yet to get 1st tranche of promised money

  India | July 19, 2019 15:59 IST

  Stating that many states have rolled out the scheme, Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala during the Question Hour urged the West Bengal and Delhi governments to implement the scheme at the earliest and ensure benefits reach farmers. The issue of non-availability of authenticated land records in Manipur, Nagaland and Jharkhand has been sorted out. In Jharkhand where land records have not been updated since 1932, the state government has been asked to update it soon, he added.

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  PM Kisan Scheme, Modi's answer to revive rural economy

  Budget | July 04, 2019 13:03 IST

  In the Interim Budget FY20, government announced PM Kisan scheme or the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM KISAN) with an objective of providing direct income support to farmers, pegged at Rs 6,000 per year to be paid in three installments.